Garment stay securing means



Match 13, 1934. 1 F, AllgolJ-JE 1,951,236

GARMENT STAY SEGURING MEANS Filed Jan. 3, 1933 IN VEN TOR.

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?atented lidar. 13, 1934 GARMENT STAY SECURING MEANS Joseph F. Donahue, Edgewood, R. I.

Application January 3,

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a garment having a stilfening stay; and has for one of its objects the provision of means to prevent the stay from endwise movement in the garment.

Another' object of the invention is the provision of waterproof means to prevent endwise movement of the stay in the garment, which will not rust or be loosened by cleaning or washing.

A further object of the invention is the provision of means for securing the stay in position in the garment without appreciably thickening the garment where it extends over the stay at any point along its length and which may extend to any desired length for accomplishing the desired result.

With these and 'other objects in viev, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. l is an elevational view of a portion of the garment in assembled relation with a pair of stiifening stays.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the stay illustrating the non-metallic covering thereon.

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the portion of the garment herein shown as a part of the lining.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the stay illustrating somewhat diagrammatically a coating in liquid state upon this end of the stay.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view illustrating the stay, its covering and the portion of the garment.

Fig. 6 is a sectional View illustrating the manner in which the cement has become a homogeneous part of the cover and has impregnated the fabric material of the garment.

In the use of garment stays, it is desired to prevent the frequent occurrence of the stays from working out of the pocket and to accomplish this in a manner which will not eiectively increase the thickness or provide a protruding bunch along the stay, I have provided means for impregnating the fabric material and at the same time causing this to become an integral part of the cover for the stay and the following is a detailed de- 1933, serai No. 649,742 (o1. z zso) cap 10 is here shown as of two thicknesses formed by folding the material with its edges 12 and 13 overlapping and stitched as at 14 along its center to provide two spaced channels for the reception of the stays 11.

Each of these garment stays 11 consists of a steel core 15 and a Celluloid cover 16 enveloping the same, and in order that this stay may be securely fastened in a portion of the garment, I dip the stay in a solution of the same material as the covering 16, as is illustrated at 17 in Fig. 4 and I then position this strip before the additional Celluloid hardens and while in a moistened condition into the portion of the garment between the layers of fabric and press the fabric towards the stay which results in the liquid celluloid softening the covering 16 and impregnating the fabric which is shown in the large View at 18 and 19, in Fig. 6. Upon drying the liquid celluloid, which has impregnated the fabric, is securely united therewith and the same has also become a homogeneous part of the covering so that the stay cannot be pulled from this portion of the garment.

Although I prefer to dip the stay in a solution of Celluloid or similar waterproof material which forms a covering on the garment stay, I may use a suitable softener or solvent on the covering and by use of pressure force the fabric towards the stay to cause impregnation of the fabric with the covering itself.

In other instances, however, it may be desirable to heat the celluloid or like material which will thus become softened and then by means of pressure force the fabric so that the celluloid which has become softened by heat will impregnate the fabric and become a part thereof.

It is found that a very strong bond is provided in this manner and one in which the ordinary forces will not cause removal of the stay from the fabric.

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reverse the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being dened and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a garment, a body portion of fabric material, a pocket member stitched in position thereon to form a pocket, a stay of stiffening material having a Celluloid covering enveloping the stay along the length thereof in said pocket, means for fastening the stay in said pocket, comprising ing the stay to said body portion comprising a fabric member extending a portion of the length of said stay and secured to said body portion and in turn secured to said stay by the Celluloid covering of said stay impregnating said fabric member.

JOSEPH F. DONAHUE. 

